PROJECT TEST VEHICLE

The IMS4 Virtual Mustang Project test vehicle is a 1989 2.3L Fox Body Mustang. When I purchased it locally for $400.00 it was registered and capable of being driven on the street. Can't recall exactly how many miles it had on it but it was somewhere north of 200Ks.

It was in pretty decent shape with the exception of the front fenders and bumper which show that sometime in its life it made solid contact with another vehicle. The automatic transmission is mated to an engine that started up on the first go and didn't appear to burn any oil. Note the turbine rims in the rear and the T-bird ones on the front.

Frame is straight (if you can call unibody construction a frame) and there is remarkably no rust to speak of. Suspension and driveline components were worn (driveshaft universal joint needle bearings existed only in the form of rusty metal).

In future posts I'll include pictures of the car as it was stripped down to its present condition. Can't include any pictures of the neighbourhood kids (I had eight of them ranging from 4 to 12 years of age helping me) due to child labour violations (paid them in Slurpees instead of minimum wages).